Tuesday’s Recommended Reads

Some recent saved favorites from Pocket:

10 ways to develop a mobile roadmap: Just 12 to 18 months ago, many organizations looked at their mobile initiatives very narrowly. Some wanted to create a very specific mobile application in one part of their business, while others sought guidance on mobility governance and policy. – by John Koetsier – http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/03/10-ways-to-develop-a-mobile-roadmap/

Android 4.4 KitKat, the browser and the Chrome WebView: Android 4.4 has made a big change in the OS’ internals for HTML5 development: it has replaced its original WebKit-based WebView with modern Chromium. The new Android Browser is also powered by Chromium but it’s not clear yet its future. – Tags: android,chrome,html5,phonegap,webview – http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/android-4-4-kitkat-browser-chrome-webview

How Mobile is Disrupting Even the Most Successful Internet Products: In 2008, iGoogle represented 20% of traffic to Google. Seven years later, the mobile phone is the home screen of choice for a billion people. iGoogle is dead. Mobile killed it. The typical mobile phone user checks their phone 110 times per day. – http://tomtunguz.com/mobile-frequency-of-use/

The Magical iPad: This is part three in a series on last week’s iPad event. Part 1: Whither Liberal Arts? | Part 2: The Missing “Why” of the iPad | Part 3: The Magical iPad Yesterday’s presentation covered the “What” and “How” of the iPad, but it had nothing about “Why. – by apps – http://stratechery.com/2013/magical-ipad/

Two Next-Level Wearables That Aren’t for Everyone: Many people are waiting for expected upcoming smartwatches from Apple and Google to take the wearable category to the next level. Or at least as much of a next-level as you can expect from a first-generation product. – by Liz Gannes – Tags: mobile, news, product news, bodybuilding, fashion, indigogo, kickstarter, memi, pebble, push, wearables – http://allthingsd.com/20131102/two-next-level-wearables-that-arent-for-everyone/